Valmiki Ramayana 2.49.8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 8
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
अहो दशरथो राजा निस्नेहः स्वसुतं प्रियम्।प्रजानामनघं रामं परित्यक्तुमिहेच्छति।।।।
aho daśaratho rājā nisnehaḥ svasutaṃ priyam |
prajānām anaghaṃ rāmaṃ parityaktum ihēcchati ||
Ay, si Haring Daśaratha’y nawalan ng pag-ibig; ibig niyang iwan dito ang sariling minamahal na anak—ang walang bahid na si Rāma, mahal ng sambayanan.
Alas, the loveless king Dasaratha now intends to abandon his own sinless son Rama who is dear to the subjects.
FAQs
It stresses that a ruler and father should uphold duty grounded in affection and justice; abandoning the blameless who benefit the people is seen as a failure of rājadharma.
The populace interprets the exile as Daśaratha’s abandonment of a beloved and blameless heir, lamenting the moral inversion of the kingdom’s decision.
Rāma’s blamelessness (anagha) and popularity—he is “dear to the subjects”—are emphasized.
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